Central Library - Washrooms Closed, Floors 4-6

Washrooms on Floors 4-6 are closed today, Wednesday May 8. The estimated time of disruption is unknown. Thank you for your patience.

Affected Branch(es):

Central Library

Publish Date:

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - 10:00am

Bookmobile - Modified Service

The Bookmobile visit to:

Helen Detwiler School is 10-11am Wednesday May 8 instead of 11am-Noon.
Meadowlands on Thursday May 9 3-4pm is cancelled.
Sew Hungry on Ottawa Street on Saturday May 11 is 10am-4pm.
All regular Saturday visits on May 11 to Stoney Creek Arena, Gage Park, Rockton, Millgrove are cancelled.

Affected Branch(es):

Bookmobile

Publish Date:

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 2:00pm

City-Wide Outage, Library Service Impacted

The City of Hamilton's cybersecurity-related outage that began on Sunday February 25, continues today, Wednesday May 7. This outage affects Library services and some programs. Public Wi-Fi is available at most branches except the Ancaster Branch.

Website log-in, self-check kiosks, sorters, public computers, printing and scanning are not available. Some Makerspace services are available. Extended Access is cancelled. We are working with the City to restore these services. Stay tuned for updates. Thank you for your patience.

Library Services Available

Staff are available by phone at 289-779-7588, chat and email at askhpl@hpl.ca. Branches are open. Study Halls are available. Check the event listings for program updates. Members can browse the Catalogue but can’t log in or place holds. Thank you for your patience.

Publish Date:

Monday, May 6, 2024 - 8:15am

Bookmobile - Modified Service

On Saturday, May 11, the Bookmobile is attending Sew Hungry (10am-4pm) on Ottawa Street. All regular visits will be cancelled (Stoney Creek Arena, Gage Park, Rockton, Millgrove). Regular service is expected to resume the following week. Visit us at Sew Hungry!

www.hpl.ca/bookmobile

Affected Branch(es):

Bookmobile

Publish Date:

Monday, April 29, 2024 - 9:45am

Notices

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Victoria Day Closure

All HPL branches are closed Monday, May 20 for the Victoria Day Holiday. Bookmobile Service and Study Halls are unavailable. Regular service hours resume Tuesday, May 21.

www.hpl.ca/hours

Publish Date:

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - 10:00am

Barton Branch - Accessible washroom out of order.

Accessible washroom at Barton Branch is currently out of order.

Affected Branch:

Barton Branch

Nearest Branches:

Central Library

Kenilworth Branch

Publish Date:

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 5:30pm

Central Library - Fire Training Drill

An unscheduled fire drill will take place in May during regular service hours at Central Library. Thank you for your understanding in advance.

Nearest Branches:

Central Library

Publish Date:

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 9:30am

Dundas and Turner Park Branches - Period Promise Campaign

Menstruation product donations can be dropped off at Dundas and Turner Park branches until May 31. For more information, please visit www.uwhh.ca/periodpromise.

Publish Date:

Monday, April 29, 2024 - 12:00pm

Poems from Home

Search your next poetic read for adults and children with our HPL collection recommendations.

Hamilton is rife with talented poets. Here's proof.

Watch and listen to original works read by the authors. Check often as new videos are posted regularly.

Also, head to HPL's YouTube playlist to watch and listen to all of the poets who added their voices to our Poems from Home collection.

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